Case Law

CBN AND GARNISHEE OF ACCOUNTS OF BANKS: COURT OF APPEAL IN FRESH CONFUSION – WAY FORWARD

On 17 September 2018, in the case of CBN v. Umar [2019] 10 NWLR (Pt. 1679) 75, the Court of Appeal cleared the coast when it held that accounts of banks with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) can be garnisheed without prior consent of the Attorney-General of the Federation. Williams-Dawodu, JCA stated, after a […]